Kelli Stewart made a couple of videos of the meeting. The sound is better but the view is not good.
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Kelli Stewart made a couple of videos of the meeting. The sound is better but the view is not good.
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KrisAnne Hall's speech from John Day, Oregon Jan 28, 2017
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Sheri Dovale - Redoubt News, The meeting that never happened in John Day, Oregon
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The Meeting That Never Happened in John Day Oregon
LAVOY FINICUM WAS TRAVELING WITH PROTESTERS FROM THE MALHEUR REFUGE A YEAR AGO WHEN HE WAS AMBUSHED BY FEDERAL AGENTS, THOUGH THE FBI LIKES TO CALL IT A "TRAFFIC STOP".
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The Meeting That Never Happened in John Day Oregon
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Patriots from most of the Western States gathered in John Day, Oregon this weekend to celebrate the life and message of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum.
It was said that the room capacity was close to 900 and it was full. People from Montana to Arizona, Idaho to Colorado poured in to hear Jeanette Finicum and many other speakers.
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Before the meeting, people are still coming in.Radio personality Kate Dalley spoke on Truth in Media. Dalley was well versed in her topic and had great response from the audience. The exception to be expected was the main stream media in the room. Looking for a story on right-wing extremists, they only found people questioning the spin that the Left-leaning media typically presents.
Young attorney Garret Smith did a good presentation on the importance of the Constitutional Sheriff. Discussing the controversial arguments of the ‘Constitutional Sheriff’, Smith reminded the audience that they will not find this title spelled out in the US Constitution any more than they will find the ‘Federal Reserve’ or the ‘Bureau of Land Management’. Yet, the Sheriff is still the highest law enforcement officer within his jurisdiction.
Bundy attorney Morgan Philpot gave updates on the upcoming trials in Portland and Las Vegas. Author Bill Norton, from the Center for Self-Governance, spoke on property rights.
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Kenneth Medenbach in Grant County Resource Center vehicle.The audience was hushed and waiting when Trent Loos introduced Jeanette Finicum. Jeanette is the widow of Lavoy Finicum who was traveling with protesters from the Malheur Refuge to this same town a year ago when he was ambushed by Federal agents, though the FBI likes to call it a “traffic stop”.
Finicum was shot and killed during this ambush. Jeanette gave an update on the civil suit the family intends to press against the principles in that ambush.
The Finicum family was represented by many of LaVoy’s children and grandchildren, as well as his siblings and parents. The Bundy Family was also present with the wives of Cliven, Ammon and Ryan Bundy taking part in the evening.
Malheur defendants Jeff Banta, Shawna Cox, Kenneth Medenbach and Neil Wampler were present, sharing the message and praying for the next round of defendants preparing for trial.
The Keynote speaker was KrisAnne Hall, a Constitutional Attorney and teacher. She gave a shortened version of her class on State Sovereignty. Hall is an energetic speaker that engages a crowd and this was no exception.
The crowd had multiple questions on a variety of topics when the speakers were finished. They made time for a question and answer period, you can view here.
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Several fundraisers were held throughout the evening, with one in particular going for 7th and 8thgrade students in John Day raising money to travel to Washington DC. Their intent is to meet President Donald Trump and present him with a letter requesting the pardon of local ranchers, Dwight and Steven Hammond.
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Coeur d'Alene Memorial Rally Draws Large CrowdFebruary 7, 2016In "BLM"
Govt Blames Protesters For Finicum DeathJanuary 27, 2016In "BLM"
In Burns with the Oath KeepersFebruary 12, 2016In "Constitution"
This is a good read. There are several very basic Constitutional problems with Judge Brown's order.
Is a misdemeanor a crime or is the court a crime? Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom
Burns Chronicles No 56 – Is a Misdemeanor a Crime? or, Is the Court a Crime?
January 29, 2017, 10:40 am
Burns Chronicles No 56
Is a Misdemeanor a Crime? or, Is the Court a Crime?
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Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
January 29, 2017
Perhaps we should start with Article VI, clause 2, of the Constitution of the United States of America:
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
Now, that is easy to follow and understand. First, “This Constitution“, and, next, “the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof“, “shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby."
Article V of the Constitution states that when an Amendment is ratified, it “shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution.”
“Shall” is mandatory. It is imposed, without recourse, and must be obeyed. The requirement that any “Laws… which shall be made in Pursuance thereof” precludes any enactment, statute, or rule, to be in violation of the intent of the Constitution and the Laws made Pursuant to it
In a previous article, “To Jury, or, Not To Jury“, the Sixth and Seventh Amendments were discussed. Now, let’s go to the top, the Constitution itself, and see what it says. This led to the more descriptive wording in the Sixth and Seventh Amendments. This case has to do with misdemeanor charges of trespass, tampering with vehicles or equipment and destruction of property. This is the Article that established the Judicial Branch, Article III, § 2, clause three:
The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury…
The subsequent Amendments set no limit on criminal charges and a minimum of twenty dollars in civil actions, each requiring a jury trial. The Amendments made clear, without ambiguity, that any case tried in a court of the United States must fall within those two described areas. There are no exceptions.
However, this Court, appearing to be inquisitorial rather than just, has opted to circumvent those limitations imposed upon judiciary, by the very document that created the judiciary. It has put in place, by two methods, a means of deception, whereby the can circumvent the Law of the Land.
Chicanery, defined as “deception or trickery, especially by the clever manipulation of language”, is certainly involved in this current circumvention and “inquisition”.
First, chicanery is often used in the “case law method”, where higher court decisions are based upon previous decisions, not necessarily in accordance with the Constitution. This method began being applied in 1872, shortly after the Civil War. Harvard University set forth the “method”. It has since become what appears to be the primary foundation for decisions, most often, without regard to the Constitution..
We can see from two paragraphs in Judge Brown’s (pictured above)
“Order Setting Bench Trial on Class B Misdemeanor Counts in Conjunction With Jury Trial of Felony Counts“.
In ruling against the Defense’s objection to the bench trial (without jury) on the newly added misdemeanor charges, she states:
On the other hand, the Court also finds unpersuasive the out-of-district authorities on which Defendants rely. In particular, the Court finds United States v. Greenpeace, Inc., 314 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (S.D. Fla. 2004), to be unpersuasive because it did not adequately account for Congress’s knowledge that no right to a jury trial attached to a petty offense or the failure of Congress expressly to grant the federal courts with discretion to nonetheless provide a trial by jury. Similarly, the remainder of Defendants’ primary authorities are of limited value because they arise from a period of time when the state of the law regarding a right to jury trial was very different from current caselaw.
The Court finds the significant uncertainty in the law regarding whether it has discretion to provide a jury trial where no right thereto otherwise exists is itself a compelling reason why the Court should not choose to provide a trial by jury on the Class B misdemeanor counts in this case. Simply put, the Court declines to exercise discretion to take an action when it is not at all clear that the Court has such discretion in the first place.Breaking this down, in discussing Greenpeace, she writes that the Second District Court of Florida “did not adequately account for Congress’s knowledge that no right to a jury trial attached to a petty offense“. So, the Court did not know that Congress knows that no right to a jury trial is allowed in a “petty offense”. Congress’ knowledge seems to have been taken, by Judge Brown, as some sort of law. Then, she suggests that Congress failed “expressly to grant the federal courts with discretion to nonetheless provide a trial by jury.”
Is it possible that there exists another language containing the same words, though with different meanings? This presumption that a “petty offense” is not a crime simply astounds me.
Second, and this is where the rubber really meets the road, she says, “Defendants’ primary authorities are of limited value because they arise from a period of time when the state of the law regarding a right to jury trial was very different from current caselaw.”
What? They arise from a different time? We must be back under British rule. But, then, there are the magic words, “case law”. Not in the Constitution…
Not in the Amendments to the Constitution…
Not in laws made pursuant to the Constitution…
Rather, by judge’s decisions, and their decisions are in VIOLATION of the Constitution. It is also suggestive that “current case law” can change, at the whim of whichever judge is making a decision.
If it is within the purview of the Judicial Branch of government, then it may interpret the Constitution. However, nothing provides it any authority to legislate, which is the sole prerogative of the Congress. The Judicial Branch is attempting to pervert the Constitution, and in so doing, pervert the court.
Next, Judge Brown moves on to whether her discretion allows her to determine if the case must be heard by a magistrate, or if she can hear the misdemeanor charges, instead of a magistrate. Additionally she addresses whether she has the discretion to decide if the defendants have the right to a jury trial. In so doing, she states:
The Court finds the significant uncertainty in the law regarding whether it has discretion to provide a jury trial where no right thereto otherwise exists is itself a compelling reason why the Court should not choose to provide a trial by jury on the Class B misdemeanor counts in this case.
Simply put, the Court declines to exercise discretion to take an action when it is not at all clear that the Court has such discretion in the first place.
Nevertheless, even if the Court had such discretion in this case, the Court would decline to exercise that discretion. The Court notes Congress explicitly intended the trial of petty offenses to be tried to the court, and expressly permitted magistrate judges to conduct such trials in order to facilitate their efficient resolution without the process associated with a jury trial. See 28 U.S. C. §§ 636 (a) (3), 3401 (b). In light of the fact that there are eight parties who will present argument and evidence on the Class B misdemeanor counts, the Court concludes the most efficient method of trying the misdemeanor counts is to conduct a trial to the Court.
What did she say?Judge Brown cites two statutes, 28 US Code §§ 636 (a) and 3401 (b). Adding to her discredit, there is no 28 US Code 3401, with or without the “(b)”. However, that problem will be resolved, shortly.
First, however, let’s look at 28 US Code § 636(a)(a)
Each United States magistrate judge serving under this chapter shall have within the district in which sessions are held by the court that appointed the magistrate judge, at other places where that court may function, and elsewhere as authorized by law –
(1) all powers and duties conferred or imposed upon United States commissioners by law or by the Rules of Criminal Procedure for the United States District Courts;
(2) the power to administer oaths and affirmations, issue orders pursuant to section 3142 of title 18 concerning release or detention of persons pending trial, and take acknowledgements, affidavits, and depositions;
(3) the power to conduct trials under section 3401, title 18, United States Code, in conformity with and subject to the limitations of that section;
(4) the power to enter a sentence for a petty offense; and(5) the power to enter a sentence for a class A misdemeanor in a case in which the parties have consented.
Those are the powers and duties of a magistrate (judge, commissioner, etc.). You will note that reference is made to 18 US Code § 3142 and 18 US Code §3401(b). As discussed in the previous article, 18 US Code is titled “Crimes and Criminal Procedures“. So, once again, we have the word expressed, without equivocation, in the Constitution, “crime”. In this instance, we see that a magistrate is limited in what he can rule upon, entering “a sentence for a petty crime“. Of significance to this case, firearms are an element that will be presented in both felony and misdemeanor portions of the trial. Is it possible that Judge Brown intends to apply a firearms enhancement to her verdict, which a magistrate would not be able to do?
By sleight of hand, or typing fingers, the Order states, “28 US Code §§ 636 (a) and 3401 (b).” However, 28 US Code § 636(a) does tell us that the “3401(b)” is actually in Title 18, and 636 does not limit 3401 solely to paragraph (b).
Here is:18 U.S.C. § 3401(b)(b)
Any person charged with a misdemeanor, other than a petty offense may elect, however, to be tried before a district judge for the district in which the offense was committed. The magistrate judge shall carefully explain to the defendant that he has a right to trial, judgment, and sentencing by a district judge and that he may have a right to trial by jury before a district judge or magistrate judge. The magistrate judge may not proceed to try the case unless the defendant, after such explanation, expressly consents to be tried before the magistrate judge and expressly and specifically waives trial, judgment, and sentencing by a district judge. Any such consent and waiver shall be made in writing or orally on the record.
Within all of § 3401, there is no authority for a magistrate to apply any enhancements. However, District Judge Anna J. Brown sat in an appeal of a magistrate’s imposition of restitution on a “petty offense” (United States v. Stanfill El). She ruled that the restitution could be applied, even though the amount $3,468.03 was in excess of the constitutionally minimum $20. The Ninth Circuit upheld her ruling. I have to wonder if she believes that she can impose criminal penalties on a “petty offense”. In fact, we all need to wonder about whether the federal judicial system has become the tool of tyranny and inquisition.
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Trent Loos reflects on his experiences at 'The Meeting That Never Happened"
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John Day, Oregon, The Meeting that Never Happened, inspiring a Western ‘Revolution’
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Farmer, radio host, blogger, and patriot, Trent Loos reflects on his experiences at “The Meeting that Never Happened,” in John Day, Harney County, Oregon.Two days following the 1-year anniversary of the killing of rancher, LaVoy Finicum on a lonely highway in Harney County, Oregon, his wife and torch-carrier, Jeanette, held a public meeting at the very hall where LaVoy and his associates were scheduled to meet on January 26, 2016. Neither LaVoy nor his passengers made it to the town hall gathering in John Day, where they were going to meet with locals and talk about why ranchers from across the West had gathered at the Malheur Refuge to protest what they believed was the unjust imprisonment of father and son ranchers, Dwight and Steven Hammond.
Instead of a public meeting, there was a roadblock, instead of boot steps into a public gathering place, gunshots rang through the trees, instead of a pledge to the Flag, a man’s blood stained the snowy drifts off of U.S. Highway 395, instead of the voices of citizens discussing the rights to life, liberty and property, there were screams from inside LaVoy’s truck.
One year later, Jeanette, her children, and the friends that LaVoy left behind when he was killed in am ambush by FBI and Oregon State Patrol officers, held that meeting where, at last, folks from all over the country gathered freely, those boot steps could be heard, that pledge to the flag of the United States could be made, and the voices of citizens discussing the rights to life, liberty and property could be ring through the meeting hall at John Day, Oregon, and beyond.
Here, Trent Loos, who helped host The Meeting that Never Happened, reflects on the life and work of LaVoy Finicum, sharing LaVoy’s own words about ranching, resources, prosperity and freedom.
Trent thanks Jeanette Finicum and all those who took part in The Meeting that Never Happened, in order to bring national attention to the issues that inspired LaVoy Finicum and his friends to protest acts of the federal government one year ago.
This is Trent Loos Podcast One Cowboy’s Stand for Freedom.
Podcasts produced by Trent Loos of Loos Tales
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Trent Loos speaks to the gathering crowd
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Folks, many who traveled far distances, fill the hall for The Meeting that Never Happened
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Occasionally a news organization prints a story without the spin. Video and brief report. KTVZ
Hundreds pack LaVoy Finicum 'meeting that never happened'
Standoff spokesman was killed on trip to John Day
By: Dani Fried
Posted: Jan 28, 2017 11:35 PM PST
Updated: Jan 29, 2017 12:26 AM PST
Draining the Oregon End of the Swamp
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Draining the Oregon End of the Swamp
“What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20th, 2017 will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.”
The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.”
President Donald J. Trump
The Current Status (January 2017)
The Burns “Standoff” and other intense Federal Efforts in the Western United States to seize private land leaves carnage in its wake. Ranchers, reporters, and women with cameras WHO NEVER HARMED ANYONE have been tried in the media and treated as terrorists. Some were abused. Some were killed.
LaVoy Finicum was chased into a kill zone, shot down in a deliberate, planned ambush on January 26, 2016, allegedly by Oregon State Police under the orders of Governor Kate Brown. The focus of this note and action plan is on circumstances IN OREGON surrounding this event.
Officials at high levels are involved, from the infamous Hillary Clinton “Uranium One” deal that drove the desire (need) for Federal Seizure of the Hammond Ranch and the “Adverse Possession” of what is now called the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, to the direct involvement of Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Governor Kate Brown, and strong supportive statements justifying the Finicum killing from both of Oregon’s Senators.
An elite FBI team claimed they were not involved except to observe and never fired a shot. They were found to have lied, to have lied about lying, and to have tampered with a crime scene – which is a crime.
Besides Finicum, largely unnoticed, four other people connected with this event – three nurses and the son-in-law of one of the defendants - died suddenly. Two of the deaths were ruled “suicide” and two were ruled “mysterious circumstances.” Over 50 people from all over the country have been arrested and held without Habeas Corpus, held incommunicado without bail. This has not happened in America since the Civil War.
There is much disinformation and conflicting opinion, much of it because of what we now call the “Fake News Media.” Many believe the Hammonds were guilty of arson. They think this because the Hammonds were harassed into making a guilty plea and voiding their rights to appeal in exchange for promises that were not kept.
This unjust treatment of the Hammonds brought outraged citizens to Burns. Some were armed and all were arrested.
A Federal Trial acquitted the first batch of defendants on ALL CHARGES. Despite this, some are still being held. An attorney who objected to this was tasered and thrown to the ground IN THE COURTROOM.
Most think that the charges involved guns and violent acts on the part of the (now acquitted) defendants. This is simply not true. The Federal Authorities could have so charged them if they wished, but they did not.
In court, that was never alleged. Defendants were instead tried as TERRORISTS, not for acts they committed but for what they may have been thinking, for "conspiracy to interfere with Federal Officers." This is Orwellian. Incarcerating people who have not been convicted of anything and holding them incommunicado is unconstitutional, but these ranchers, reporters, and women with cameras were so held for months.
Some are still in prison, and this at a time when Obama was releasing jihadists and violent felons.
“The 2014 Bundy Ranch protest has been mischaracterized by the media and the government as an armed standoff or a militia standoff. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. It was actually a peaceful protest. Here’s video evidence of the peaceful nature of the protest.
There’s no need to debate whether the government narrative is correct. The protest is on tape. You can watch it for yourself. And when you do, you will see Ammon Bundy being peaceful and talking calmly with law enforcement. You’ll hear him tell law enforcement, “You have authority here.”
- Arnold Law Firm
The events in Burns, Oregon in January 2016 were essentially a repeat of the BLM assault on the Bundy Ranch in Nevada in 2014, but this time the government used lethal force against peaceful protestors. Oregon has strong laws for transparency and public disclosure, including that ALL OREGON STATE POLICE RECORDS SURROUNDING LETHAL FORCE INCIDENTS WILL PROMPTLY BE MADE PUBLIC.
A year after the Finicum killing, these records are still sealed.
Here are some independent links to facts about Burns:
https://www.amazon.com/Road-Burns-Standdown-Standoff-Attorney-ebook/dp/B01MU1JYV5
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http://blog.johntrudel.com/bloodshed-in-burns-oregon-who-to-bless-who-to-blame/
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?page_id=1702
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWLHiU8gYWY
https://bundyranchstandoff.info/summary-evidence-shows-lawfully-armed-protesters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNPNRmEHBb0&t=41s
Here are some media interviews I have done about Burns: Link1 Link2 Link3 Link4
One year later: The meeting that never happened. Link.
Oh Whoops!People plan and God laughs.
It was assumed by virtually everyone – all the polls, all the media, all the pundits, and most of the world – that Hillary Clinton was certain to be elected President of the United States. Instead, she went down to a massive defeat. This upset many plans.
What was supposed to happen was this:
- Hillary would be elected President.
- Kate Brown would be elected Governor of Oregon, and Brad Avakian (the wedding cake guy) would be elected Secretary of State.
- Before the Burns records were made public, Kate would take a position in the Hillary Administration.
- With Kate gone, Avakian would take over the Governor’s position the same way she did, by appointment.
- With Hillary as President and Kate long gone from Oregon, the Burns records would never see that light of day, the Russians would get America’s Uranium, the ranchers would be crushed, and Oregon would remain as one of the four far left socialist states in America for the foreseeable future.
The problem now faced for those behind Burns is that neither Hillary nor Avakian were elected. Worse yet, despite the full force of the Obama DOJ, the trial of the first batch of defendants from Burns resulted in total acquittals.
Worst of all, if you are a socialist, is that the dog did not bark. Hillary did not get a pardon from President Clinton before he left office. Neither did Loretta Lynch.
What’s Next?
Oregon has been turned into the "Peoples Republic of Oregon." Law and order have suffered. If there is a full, objective investigation of the Finicum shooting, we get to see what happens when the irresistible force (the rule of law) hits the immovable object (Special Interests and Ruling Elites).
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It is possible that much good can result from truth coming out, statewide, and perhaps even nationally. Oregon’s (now-elected) Governor Kate will be in office for two more years. If she resigns or is removed from office, Oregon automatically gets a RepublicanGovernor, the first one in 30 years.
Will the records surrounding the Finicum killing see the light of day? It could go either way.
This will not be easy. It can only happen if there is statewide and national public and legal pressure to compel the Federal Government and the Oregon Legislature to take an active role in releasing public records. If Oregonians wake up and take action, the Trump administration and the rest of America will support us -- just as LaVoy Finicum and other citizens came to the tiny town of Burns to support the local ranchers.
We can be sure that any move to fully disclose the events surrounding Uranium One and the Burns Standoff will be fiercely resisted. There have been massive efforts to keep the records sealed. Opening the records is required by law, and it is the best chance that the ranchers and others being held prisoner have of being pardoned, freed, and made whole.
I think our little state may be in for a wild ride. The purpose of this note is to describe current reality and keep hope alive. Good luck to us all.
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A woman who grew up on a ranch in central Oregon describes the effect that Ammon Bundy's and LaVoy Finicum's words had on her life and how she realized the media was not telling the truth in her letter to President Trump
Paula Hart
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January 26. 2017
Dear President Trump,
First off, I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations on becoming our President. I will continue to pray for you as you uphold your promise to make America great again. I’m writing to you today because I know of one way you can do just that. Before I begin, though, I’d like to tell you something about me and how I came to be involved in my reason for writing to you.
I will be 50 years old this year. I grew up on a ranch in Oregon in a time when America was a much better place. People looked out for each other and didn’t think twice about helping their neighbor. People used to truly care about their fellow man and the world around them. These are some of the things that used to make America a great place. As I grew older, though, I was so busy working and raising a family that I stopped paying attention to, or even really caring about, the world around me. I had no “American pride”- I just happened to have been born here. The American flag was a symbol of our country but had no real significance to me, personally. American history was just some class that I was forced to sit through in school, and the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights were just a bunch of old, inconsequential papers written by a bunch of men and had nothing at all to do with me. I never bothered to register to vote in any election because I, like many people, felt that my vote-my voice- didn’t really matter. I’m ashamed to admit that his was my life and my attitude and I was okay with it.
Fast-forward to December of 2015 when my entire life and attitude about so many things underwent a drastic change. I was watching the local news one night and heard the words, “A group of heavily armed, anti-government, extremists have just taken over a bird refuge in Burns, Oregon”. I live in Central Oregon and knew where Burns was. All I could think was, “what kind of ding-bats would take over a bird refuge miles from nowhere in the dead of winter? What’s the point?” I actually laughed it off. A few days later, I heard that the local news was going to be filming live from the refuge and was going to be talking to some of these people. I turned the TV up and went to the kitchen to make dinner. A few minutes later, I hear the reporter go live from the refuge and then heard a couple different men speak. I wasn’t paying as much attention to what they were saying as to the voices themselves.
I was expecting to hear loud, harsh, demanding voices, not the gentle, kind, respectfully quiet voices I was actually hearing. These voices could not belong to the “domestic terrorists” (as Harry Reid labeled them)! I started to pay attention to what they were saying. I listened as Ammon Bundy and LaVoy Finicum talked about the Hammond family and the horribly unjust abuse they had suffered at the hands of the Bureau of Land Management and the federal justice system for decades. I listened as they calmly and clearly explained why they were there and what they hoped to accomplish. Right then and there, I knew that the media wasn’t telling us the whole story and so I took to the internet and social media to find out the truth. Believe me, it didn’t take long.
I realized that everything they were saying was the absolute truth. I read page after page-story after story- of ranchers and landowners across the west who had been and were still being abused, bullied and tyrannized at the hands of, both, the BLM and other federal agencies and the courts- were not only turning a blind eye to what was happening, but actually taking part in the abuse. I read about cases such as the Hage family, the Dann sisters, the Bundy family, the Finicum family, the Hammond family and hundreds of others who were all going through the exact same things. I truly couldn’t believe what I was reading and just how common an occurence this was.
The men and women who “took over the refuge” didn’t “take it over” as an act of aggression. They were in town holding a huge rally in support of the Hammond’s and in protest of them being sent BACK to prison under Terrorism charges for 5 years. Then and there, they decided enough was enough. They were sick of being abused, sick of watching their friends, family, and neighbors being abused, and tired of being ignored by our elected officials, courts, and the federal government. The People needed to be made aware of how often this has been happening and stand together to change things. They were not violent. They didn’t destroy anything. They weren’t rude or obnoxious. They were friendly and respectful. They invited the public to come and listen to what they had to say. They invited the media to come and talk to them to help them get the truth out. They taught the Constitution to anyone and everyone that would listen. They were waking people up in droves……which proved to be their downfall.
Our government and elected officials realized that they were getting the truth out in a big way and decided they had to stop them. They called what these people were doing a ‘virus that needed to be stopped from spreading’. Speaking the truth, exposing the corruption and teaching the Constitution is a virus? Since when?! That’s when the government decided to send a clear message to all American’s; stand up to us and we will take you down or out. A random handful of people were arrested and one was killed. The media continues to hide the truth and flat out lie. The courts are acting in opposition to the Constitution. The judge in Oregon stated in the courtroom, during trial, that the Constitution was not allowed in her courtroom! Isn’t the Constitution STILL the Supreme Law of the land? Why is it no longer allowed in a court of LAW?!!
I have spent every day, all day for the past year, getting to know these men and women, their families, and their friends. These are good, honest, hard-working patriotic Americans. My heart aches for what they are all going through at the hands of our very own government. These men and women have done far more good than they even know. They have taught several thousand people to take an active part in making this country better. To have pride in America again. To get involved in positive change. To learn our history and what our founding father’s intended for us as a country. They showed us what happens when we follow the Constitution and the abuse that happens to the People when we don’t. They have taught us what the American flag really means. They got people, just like me, to get up and vote for the very first time.
In many ways, these men and women remind me of you. You walked away from a good and satisfying life and entered the political arena because you saw a need for change and you knew that no one else was going to make the changes you knew we needed to make. You faced media attacks at every turn. You saw the corruption within our government and the lawlessness of our Justice system. You stood your ground and refused to give up because it was too important for our nation. They did all of this, too. Only you are sitting in the White House and they are sitting (or soon will be) in concrete cells.
Mr. President, I’m not asking for your help, I am BEGGING you to help these people! You said that as long as you are President, the men and women who feel forgotten will be forgotten no more. These men and women have been locked away for over a year now. The system is doing all it can to silence them and make people forget them. I refuse to see that happen, so I’m coming to you for help. These people are truly great American’s that still believe in helping their neighbor, in standing up for what’s right. Don’t allow them to spend the rest of their lives in prison for it. The government spent decades ignoring them and their pleas for help, don’t let them be forgotten, as well.
I know others have written you with the names of all the political prisoners so I won’t list them here, now, but I can get you any information you may want or need to look into the TRUTH of the matter,
Email me at
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Paula J. Hart
FLASHBACK:Did pressure from Oregon Governor Brown lead to killing of LaVoy Finicum?
January 27, 2017 editor Leave a comment
Brown’s appeal to Loretta Lynch for a ‘swift resolution’ to the matter was a rhetorical grenade thrown into the middle of an otherwise peaceful–though sometimes tense–situation. It’s ironic that ‘swift’ federal action was requested of the United States chief law-enforcement officer simply because a couple dozen peaceful ranchers were camped out at an abandoned federal structure on public lands. The leftist mantra, ‘keep public lands public’ apparently doesn’t apply when ranchers and property rights are involved.Families, friends and supporters of the ranchers who arrived at the Malheur Refuge on January 2 of 2016 to protest the imprisonment of Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond on federal terrorism charges, could not have predicted the vicious and violent reactions by mainstream media and state and federal government agents.
LaVoy Finicum, a rancher from Arizona with a large family, was among those who traveled to Oregon to protest the imprisonment of the Hammonds. He became both a father-figure and de-facto spokesman for the protesters. Finicum, an avid reader, author and devoted patriot, began making videos years ago about experiences on his ranch involving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as well as more reflective pieces showcasing his philosophies on human liberty, and the roles of God, man and government. Although no tech whiz, Finicum understood the importance of PR and social media, and was savvy about messaging on paper and in front of the camera. Since he was willing to speak openly to all reporters, and due to the coverage by national media of him sitting on a camp chair, covered by a tarp against the wet and cold of the southeastern Oregon winter, LaVoy Finicum became known as the “man under the blue tarp.”
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But as they were mischaracterized by mainstream media as ‘domestic terrorists’ and ‘armed militants,’ and as they and their families were assaulted by a barrage of social media smears, leftist politicians, including those in the Obama Administration, grew increasingly uncomfortable with the coverage given to the Malheur protesters. The anger and frustration of the Left culminated on January 26, 2016 with the killing of LaVoy Finicum, the quiet, gentle, freedom-fighter who had kept his patient vigil under the blue tarp.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown, 5 days before the killing of LaVoy Finicum, appealed to the Obama Justice Department for them to intervene and end the protests, despite the fact that the ranchers had simply camped out on public property at the Malheur Refuge, and had done nothing violent nor destructive during the preceding weeks. Brown’s letter follows:
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Brown, a progressive Democrat, probably took her cues from the same left-wing special interest groups which orchestrated media attacks on the ranchers. Her portrayal of the sentiments of Harney County residents was blatantly dishonest. In fact, LaVoy Finicum and several friends were part of a convoy of ranchers on its way to a town hall meetingwith locals in John Day, Harney County, Oregon when his truck was forced off the road and he was killed by FBI agents and Oregon State Patrol officers.
https://i0.wp.com/freerangereport.co...size=570%2C342Brown’s appeal to Loretta Lynch for a ‘swift resolution’ to the matter was a rhetorical grenade thrown into the middle of an otherwise peaceful–though sometimes tense–situation. It’s ironic that ‘swift’ federal action was requested of the United States chief law-enforcement officer simply because a couple dozen peaceful ranchers were camped out at an abandoned federal structure on public lands. The leftist mantra, ‘keep public lands public’ apparently doesn’t apply when ranchers and property rights are involved.
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Just days after Brown issued her letter, agents from the FBI took over the operation and set out to end the ‘occupation,’ doing so with deadly results. Although media reports immediately claimed that LaVoy was reaching for his gun and posed a mortal threat to the officers surrounding him, video and audio evidence has made it clear that he exited the truck with his hands in the air, and was shot–likely with a rubber bullet–prior to reaching towards his side. After Oregon State Troopers killed him with several bullets, one to his face, government agents continued to fire on the passengers in his truck, who sat terrified until the shooting stopped.
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The question still lingers of whether or not Governor Brown’s letter to Obama’s DOJ incited the lethal overreaction by the FBI and Oregon State Patrol which ended in the death of LaVoy Finicum and the arrest of most of the protesters, including Ammon and Ryan Bundy.
Although no progress was made under the Obama Administration into investigating this deadly attack on an innocent man, the family and friends of the Finicum, Bundy, and Hammond families, have determined to continue to appeal to the Trump Administration, and the likely new Attorney General, Jeff Sessions.
Earlier this week, LaVoy Finicum’s widow, Jeanette, filed a lawsuit in federal court citing Civil Rights violations in his killing. Although the life of LaVoy Finicum ended a year ago, it appears that, with a new administration in D.C., which was put into office largely by America’s rural voters, investigations into government attacks on LaVoy, and other law-abiding folks in the West, are only beginning.
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